Man who taught dog Nazi salutes ‘should be convicted of hate crime’ (racist, speech)

[YuMart]

Man who taught dog Nazi salutes 'should be convicted of hate crime' | Metro News

Mark Meechan, 30, filmed pug Buddha responding to statements such as ‘gas the Jews’ and ‘Sieg Heil’ in video footage posted on Youtube.

The original video, uploaded in April 2016, had been viewed more than three million times on YouTube. Meechan, of Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, is on trial at Airdrie Sheriff Court and denies any wrong doing. He insists he made the video to annoy his girlfriend Suzanne Kelly, 29.

Utterly ridiculous, no matter how you feel, even though he was just doing it as a joke, even if he was serious shouldn't everyone have the right to hate whoever they want?

He also faces an alternative charge of posting a video on social media and YouTube which was grossly offensive because it was ‘anti-semitic and racist in nature’ and the prosecution claimed it was aggravated by religious prejudice.

So what if it was anti-semitic and racist in nature? Why should that be grounds to jail someone?

[No_Recess]

Wow. I didn't know this was still going on.

The irony of his persecution is surreal.

Also, his video is hysterical. It was sent to me by my Jewish sister-in-law.

[Joe90]

It's about the dog -it isn't a political billboard.

[user491]

I can't believe they are prosecuting that guy. Europe has such poor protections for freedom of speech. I'm glad we have the 1st Amendment here in the US.

[tamajane]

Americans take their freedom of speech for granted. Those who are offended by everything, next step is to prosecute people for offensive speech.

[ATG5]

The responses I read on C-D don't surprise me anymore.

[Pilot1]

Jeez, as a kid in the 60's, and 70's we used to make fun of the Nazis and would Heil Hitler each other.

[Pilot1]

Originally Posted by Joe90

It's about the dog -it isn't a political billboard.

So you are FOR Nazi like censorship?

[Haakon]

Originally Posted by user491

I can't believe they are prosecuting that guy. Europe has such poor protections for freedom of speech. I'm glad we have the 1st Amendment here in the US.

For now. Liberals in the US would love to be able to prosecute anyone they thought used 'hate speech'.

[Tonyafd]

Originally Posted by user491

I can't believe they are prosecuting that guy. Europe has such poor protections for freedom of speech. I'm glad we have the 1st Amendment here in the US.

Here in America they go after your job. It is my opinion that if a group or individual wants to impoverish you because of racist or hateful speech or action, they've fanned the flames of hatred all the more.